Iyar (Hebrew: אִייָר or אִיָּר, Stanard Iyyar Tiberian ʾIyyār ; from Akkadian ayyaru, meaning "Rosette; blossom") is the eighth month of the civil year and the second month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin. In the Bible it is called Ziv (I Kings 6). It is a spring month of 29 days. Iyar usually falls in April–May on the Gregorian calendar. Ziv is a Hebrew name. The meaning of the name is, light or glow.